SIP Energy Efficiency

Glosford Timber are looking at Modern Methods of Construction and into future of the building industry, along with the government requirements for the Code for Sustainable Homes. Glosford Understand intelligent design for a smarter future.

In August 2009 Glosford became an approved partner of Kingspan, and the TEK building System, which is based upon Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) The 142mm panel is made up of 112mm high performance rigid urethane insulation core sandwiched between two layers of 15mm Oriented Strand Board.

The panels are joined together using a unique sealed jointing system that minimises the amount of air that can pass through the joints, making your home incredibly airtight in comparison to conventional Timber frame. The design of the panels and principal of the construction method also mean a continuous layer of insulation in your walls and roof.

For example a property constructed using the SIP Building System, as little as 4% of the walls and 1% of the roof will be un-insulated. Therefore the overall result being a very energy efficient home, with greatly reduced fuel costs.

Code for Sustainable Homes; The code for Sustainable Homes is a government initiative set up to improve the sustainability of new homes and is currently aimed at setting new standards for affordable / social housing, with the intent for it becoming mandatory for the private sector by 2010.

Mechanical Ventilation and heat recovery Systems; Open windows, extractor fans and window trickle vents can cost you the home owner up to 40% of your heating bills. Wasting heat causing us to burn more fossil fuels than we actually need, contributing to global warming and o zone depletion (the green house effect).
MVHR when combined with your engineered SIP Building system, supplied and erected by Glosford Timbers will greatly reduce your buildings heat loss, A complete SIP construction utilising the Panel as the roof provides a air tight envelope where standard methods of heating are not required.

A SIP home can be treated differently to a conventional build, MVHR Systems are recommended to maximise the effects achieved by the insulation. A high performance heat exchanger can recover up to 95% of the heat from extracted air, whilst simultaneously transferring this heat to the incoming fresh air.

This is done without the security risk of open windows, the use of noisy extractor fans or creating draughts. All in compliance with the current building regulations.